GLSA 202107-14: rclone: Weak random number generation

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Severity:	normal
Title:	rclone: Weak random number generation
Date:	07/08/2021
Bugs:	#755638
ID:	202107-14

Synopsis

rclone uses weak random number generation such that generated passwords can be easily cracked.

Background

rclone is a problem to sync files to and from various cloud storage providers.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/rclone	< 1.53.3	>= 1.53.3	All supported architectures

Description

Passwords generated with rclone were insecurely generated and are vulnerable to brute force attacks.

Impact

Data kept secret with a password generated by rclone may be disclosed to a local attacker.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All rclone users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rclone-1.53.3"

References

CVE-2020-28924

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202107-14.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.